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Patented Dec. 5, 1882.

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G. E. MERRIFIELD.

sTRAW STAGKING MACHINE.

(No Model.)

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. MERRIFIELD, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

STRAW-STACKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,514, dated December 5, 1882. Application filed September 22, 1882. (No model.)

1" all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. MERRI- FIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Straw-Stacking Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements. in straw-stacking machines which are operated from thrashing-machines; and the objects of myimprovements are, first, to facilitate transportation; secondly,tosimplify the operatingof straw-stacker by belts and gearing, thus lnaking a lighter-running machine. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine, with a sliding truck, on which is the straw-stacker, lowered when ready for transportation. Fig. 2 is a top view of the machine, showing the sliding truck raised into position when the machine is ready for operation, with the straw-stacker laid back in order to permit a full view of truck. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sect-ion on line or m, Fig. 2. Fig; 4 is a vertical transverse section on line yy, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a partial vertical transverse section on liney y, showing a similar but simpler combination. Fig. 6 is a section through headblock of derrick, showing method of securing spars in head-block, and the eyes for guy-ropes and pulley-block.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The carriage A has inclined rails A A, on which slides truck B, which is operated by Windlass O and ropes c c, and is kept in place by guide-plates b b, secured to rails B B of truck B. On truck B is fifth-wheel D and E, carrying straw-stacker K, which is supported by derrick T, and raised and lowered by windlass Qon cross-rail A of carriage A, and a pulley-block hooked into eye 19 0f head-block P.

Said head-block is firmly secured to oneof the spars P by bolts 10 19 Spars are secured to rail A by pins of a and kept in place until guy-ropes are fastened by pins 8 8 into shoulders S S, which are bolted to inclined rails A A. The guy-ropes are secured to head-block into eye 19, thus making a derrick easily set up M or taken down.

When the machine is to be transported the truck B, with straw-stacker K, is lowered by Windlass O and ropes c c to lower end of carriage A. The stacker is folded and laid on the upperend of carriage A,,and the derrick T taken down and laid on the lower cross-bars of the carriage, thus making my machine less cumattached to shaft J, which is supported by standards e e. Shaft J operates straw-stacker K. The spindle g, connecting pulleys H and H operates in boxingR, which is rigidly bolted to stationary wheel D, and boxing R, secured to wheel F. Boxing R is formed of two parts, and is held in position to boxing R by flanges r and r. Flanges? and r areformed upon boxings R and B respectively. Flange r on boxing R fits over flange r on boxing R to secure it from displacement, whilev permitting the rotary motion of boxing Rin wheel E upon boxing R in wheel 1). Straw-stacker K is pivoted to shaft J, and can be folded up for transportation.

Pulley F, with beveled gearing F, and pulley H, with beveled gearing that operates pulleys H and H by belt it, can be dispensed with, and pulleys H and H can be operated,

as shown on Fig. 5, by pulley-block F which is operated by belting f, and operates pulleys -H and H by belting h.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isr 1. The combination, in a straw-stacking ma chine, of carriage A, with inclined rails A A, Windlass O, ropes c c, and sliding truck B with guide-plates b b, fifth-wheel D and E, spindle g, boxing It and R, and pulleys H and H substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a straw-stackingmachine, of belt f, pulley F, beveled gearings F and H, belt h, pulleys H and H spindle g, boxingR and R, belt 71/, pulley H gear-wheel 5 G, with pulley G, belt h with pulley I, standards e e, shaft J, and straw-stacker frame K, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth. Y

3. The combination of spindle g, boxing R,

10 and R, constructed with flanges a" and 'r,.and wheels D and E, for the purpose specified.

4. The combination, in a straw-stacking machine, of carriage A, derrick T, cross-rail A pins a a Windlass Q, shoulders S S, and pins 8 s, for the purpose specified. 1

CHARLES E. MERRIFIELD.

Witnesses:

J. H. BALLMANN, BERNH. J. LIziUs. 

